Telephonepole lobbied the American government for research money, and, after not getting any, spent several months performing sexual favors around New York City in exchange for the capital he needed. He spent most of his profits on treatment for gonorrhea, but had just enough left over for several dozen telephone poles around the city. He designed them to be mostly the same as the modern telephone pole: Made of wood, and about 8 inches thick by 30 feet tall. Telephonepole used these dimensions because he was "definitely not compensating for anything, because I definitely don't have anything to compensate for, and--wait, that didn't come out right..." Leonard later had the idea to stretch charged wires between the poles, so he could "totally fry the shit outta some pigeons, too." And, just